Saigon police nab two women picking pockets of foreign tourists

A taxi driver who was paid fake money posted on his Facebook page the story of Frenchmen being duped by a cyclo driver.

Police in Da Nang arrested three Vietnamese transgender women last Saturday for stealing from foreign tourists visiting the city.

More than 40 percent of international tourists in a recent survey were visiting Vietnam for at least the second time.

Foreign tourists spent $145 a day on average in Vietnam’s commercial hub last year.

Unregistered taxi driver charged a group of foreigners 10 times the metered fee for a 3km journey.

Local gang chatted up foreign couple and invited them for a late night snack before robbing them.

The policy used to be renewed annually, and would have expired at the end of June.

Locals made the most of the four-day break, pumping millions of dollars into the domestic tourism sector.

South Korean visitor number jumped a massive 67 percent in the first four months of the year.

The taxi driver allegedly scared them into paying an exorbitant sum for a less than $3 trip.

Vietnam has yet to finalize the list of nationalities eligible to apply for the e-visa.

Foreign tourists to Vietnam could soon have their visas emailed.